Where is MH370? As of this writing, the New York Times has one of the most updated stories. “The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was set back on Monday by a number of false leads that seemed to underline how little investigators knew about the whereabouts of the plane, which vanished on Saturday,” the Times writes.

An interesting AP article says that it’s not surprising a jet possibly lost in the middle of the ocean is difficult to find. “”The world is a big place,” said Michael Smart, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Queensland in Australia. “If it happens to come down in the middle of the ocean and it’s not near a shipping lane or something, who knows how long it could take them to find?”

The Wall Street Journal asks whether now is the time to live stream data from commercial airliners. “Discussed for many years but never implemented because of the costs, the concept of automatically transmitting data would involve using satellite links to send critical safety information from an airliner to the ground during extreme emergencies or just before a plane goes down,” Andy Pasztor and Jon Ostrower write.

Qatar Airways cabin crew are banned from getting married for their first five years on the job, Reuters reports. The airline also keeps pregnant women from flying and essentially makes it hard for them to keep their jobs during pregnancy.

Boston Logan Airport has added five new international flights in the past two years. Dubai starts tonight, and Istanbul soon. What’s behind the growth? The local NPR station investigates.

You’ll notice none is based in North America, which is not really a surprise, as service standards here tend to lag behind the rest of the world. Asian and Middle Eastern carriers dominate the list. It’s also worth remembering that a good number of airlines on this list receive some sort of government support.

SkyTraxx says it it surveyed more than 18 million people before coming up with its list.

We should be getting the list of the top American carriers soon. Until then, perhaps it’s time to plan a trip on one of the airlines below.